Aug 19, 2021 | Cybersecurity News, Malware, Ransomware
Everyone wants to know how to protect against ransomware – 2021 is the year of ransomware! The Colonial Pipeline attack shutdown a major oil distribution line and held it for ransom. Kaseya, a software vendor, was targeted with a $70 million ransom in bitcoin on...
Jul 5, 2021 | Cybersecurity News, Malware
Malware patrol selected some relevant news over the past 2 weeks. Microsoft has confirmed signing a malicious driver being distributed within gaming environments. “Netfilter,†a rootkit that was observed communicating with Chinese command-and-control (C2) IPs....
Jun 21, 2021 | Cybersecurity News, Malware, Phishing
In the last two weeks of June, we saw the Japanese multinational conglomerate Fujifilm said it has refused to pay a ransom demand to the cyber gang that attacked its network in Japan. “Fujifilm Corporation in Tokyo does not comment on the demand but I can confirm we...
Jun 16, 2021 | Cybersecurity News, Malware, Malware Patrol Services
Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) is one of the main pillars of cybersecurity. Although it is not the answer to all problems, CTI is one of the most relevant tools for the prevention, detection, and response to cyberattacks. In this article, we will clarify why it is...
Mar 12, 2020 | Malware, Phishing
The current outbreak of the COVID-19 created a perfect scenario for all sorts of scammers to monetize through fear, false promises and fraud. Since the beginning of March, tens of thousands of new domains have been registered using the terms “corona”,...
Jan 9, 2020 | DDoS, Malware, Malware Patrol Services, Phishing
Cyber risk is growing while confidence in internal defense resilience declining. According to Microsoft’s 2019 Global Cyber Risk Perception Survey, cyber security is a top 5 business concern for 79% of companies globally (and the top risk for 22% surveyed). Threat...
